# 1986 Torneo Descentralizado

The 1986 Torneo Descentralizado, the top category of Peruvian football (soccer), was played by 30 teams. The season started in 1986 but ended in early 1987. The national champion was first-time winner San Agustín.

## Format

The national championship was divided into two tournaments; the Torneo Regional and Torneo Descentralizado. The winners of each tournament faced off in the season final and received the berths for the 1987 Copa Libertadores. The Torneo Regional divided the teams into four groups; Metropolitan, North, Central, and South. Each group had its teams advance to the Liguilla Regional, the Torneo Descentralizado and the División Intermedia. The Liguilla Regional determined the Regional champion. The Descentralizado divided the teams in three groups and the top two in each group advanced to the Descentralizado Liguilla which decided the Descentralizado champion. The División Intermedia was a promotion/relegation tournament between first and second division teams. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. No points were awarded for a loss.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 1985 Copa Perú | Promoted from 1985 División Intermedia | Relegated from 1985 Primera División (1985 División Intermedia) |
| Hungaritos Agustinos (1st) | Guardia Republicana (Liguilla - 1st) Atlético Grau (Zona Norte - 1st) Unión Minas (Zona Centro - 2nd) Mariscal Nieto (Zona Sur - 2nd) | Atlético Chalaco (Liguilla - 4th) Sport Pilsen (Zona Norte - 4th) José Gálvez (Zona Norte - 5th) Chanchamayo (Zona Centro - 6th) Diablos Rojos (Zona Sur - Liguilla) |

### Stadia locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Field |
| Alfonso Ugarte | Puno | Enrique Torres Belón | 20,000 | Grass |
| Alianza Lima | La Victoria, Lima | Alejandro Villanueva | 35,000 | Grass |
| ADT | Tarma | Unión Tarma | 9,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Grau | Piura | Miguel Grau (Piura) | 25,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Huracán | Moquegua | 25 de Noviembre | 25,000 | Grass |
| Atlético Torino | Talara | Campeonísimo | 8,000 | Grass |
| Carlos A. Mannucci | Trujillo | Mansiche | 24,000 | Grass |
| Cienciano | Cusco | Garcilaso | 42,056 | Grass |
| CNI | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 | Grass |
| Coronel Bolognesi | Tacna | Jorge Basadre | 19,850 | Grass |
| Defensor ANDA | Aucayacu | Municipal de Aucayacu | 5,000 | Grass |
| Deportivo Pucallpa | Pucallpa | Aliardo Soria Pérez | 15,000 | Grass |
| Deportivo Junín | Huancayo | Huancayo | 20,000 | Grass |
| Deportivo Municipal | Cercado de Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Guardia Republicana | La Molina, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Hungaritos Agustinos | Iquitos | Max Augustín | 24,000 | Grass |
| Juventud La Joya | Chancay | Rómulo Shaw Cisneros | 13,000 | Grass |
| Juventud La Palma | Huacho | Segundo Aranda Torres | 12,000 | Grass |
| León de Huánuco | Huánuco | Heraclio Tapia | 15,000 | Grass |
| Los Espartanos | Pacasmayo | Carlos A. Olivares | 2,000 | Grass |
| Mariscal Nieto | Ilo | Mariscal Nieto | 8,000 | Grass |
| Melgar | Arequipa | Mariano Melgar | 20,000 | Grass |
| Octavio Espinosa | Ica | José Picasso Peratta | 8,000 | Grass |
| San Agustín | San Isidro, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Sport Boys | Callao | Miguel Grau | 15,000 | Grass |
| Sporting Cristal | Rímac, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |
| Unión Huaral | Huaral | Julio Lores Colan | 10,000 | Grass |
| Unión Minas | Cerro de Pasco | Daniel Alcides Carrión | 8,000 | Grass |
| UTC | Cajamarca | Héroes de San Ramón | 18,000 | Grass |
| Universitario | Breña, Lima | Nacional | 45,750 | Grass |

## Torneo Regional
### Zona Metropolitana

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 33 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 2 | Alianza Lima | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 14 | +16 | 28 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 3 | San Agustín | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 28 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 4 | Deportivo Municipal | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 27 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 5 | Universitario | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 26 | Torneo Descentralizado |
| 6 | Octavio Espinosa | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 23 | Torneo Descentralizado |
| 7 | Juventud La Palma | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 21 | Qualification playoff |
| 8 | Unión Huaral | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 18 | Qualification playoff |
| 9 | Sport Boys | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 18 | Qualification playoff |
| 10 | Juventud La Joya | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 15 | 1986 División Intermedia |
| 11 | Guardia Republicana | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 15 | 1986 División Intermedia |
| 12 | CNI | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 12 | 1986 División Intermedia |

### Zona Norte

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | UTC | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 22 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 2 | Hungaritos Agustinos | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 18 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 3 | Atlético Grau | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 16 | Torneo Descentralizado |
| 4 | Los Espartanos | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 13 | Qualification playoff |
| 5 | Carlos A. Mannucci | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 12 | 1986 División Intermedia |
| 6 | Atlético Torino | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | 1986 División Intermedia |

### Zona Central

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Deportivo Pucallpa | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 20 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 2 | ADT | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 18 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 3 | Defensor ANDA | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 | Torneo Descentralizado |
| 4 | Unión Minas | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 16 | Qualification playoff |
| 5 | León de Huánuco | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 10 | 1986 División Intermedia |
| 6 | Deportivo Junín | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 9 | 1986 División Intermedia |

### Zona Sur

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Melgar | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | +18 | 26 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 2 | Cienciano | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 16 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 3 | Coronel Bolognesi | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 15 | Torneo Descentralizado, Liguilla Regional |
| 4 | Alfonso Ugarte | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | Qualification play-offs |
| 5 | Mariscal Nieto | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 10 | 1986 División Intermedia |
| 6 | Atlético Huracán | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 8 | 1986 División Intermedia |

### Qualification playoffs

The winners advanced to the Torneo Descentralizado.
| Teams | Teams | Teams | Scores | Scores | Scores |
| 1st leg home team | Points | 2nd leg home team | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Pen. |
| Sport Boys | 2–2 | Los Espartanos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 8–7 |
| Unión Huaral | 2–2 | Unión Minas | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Juventud La Palma | 2–2 | Alfonso Ugarte | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 |

### Liguilla Regional

The four group winners and the second placed team in the Metropolitan group qualified directly to the quarter-finals. The remaining qualified teams started in the preliminary round to determine the 3 remaining quarter-finalists. Numbers in parentheses indicate a penalty shootout result. The Regional winner qualified to the 1987 Copa Libertadores and advanced to the Final of the season.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1C | Deportivo Pucallpa | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3M | San Agustín | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3M | San Agustín | 1 | 3M | San Agustín | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3S | Coronel Bolognesi | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3S | Coronel Bolognesi | 0 | | | | 3M | San Agustín (p) | 0 (4) | | | |
| | | | | | | 4M | Deportivo Municipal | 0 (3) | | | |
| | | | 1S | Melgar | 0 (3) | | | | | | |
| | | | 4M | Deportivo Municipal (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| 2S | Cienciano | 0 | 4M | Deportivo Municipal (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| 4M | Deportivo Municipal | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4M | Deportivo Municipal | 4 | | | | | | | 3M | San Agustín (p) | 1 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | 2M | Alianza Lima | 1 (1) |
| | | | 2M | Alianza Lima (p) | 0 (4) | | | | | | |
| | | | 2N | Hungaritos Agustinos | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| 2C | ADT | 0 | 2N | Hungaritos Agustinos | 0 (2) | | | | | | |
| 2N | Hungaritos Agustinos | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2N | Hungaritos Agustinos | 2 | | | | 2M | Alianza Lima (p) | 0 (4) | | | |
| | | | | | | 1N | UTC | 0 (3) | | | |
| | | | 1M | Sporting Cristal | 0 (0) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1N | UTC (p) | 0 (3) | | | | | | |

## Torneo Descentralizado

The top two of each group advanced to the Liguilla Final.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ALI | UTC | UNI | PAL | ADT | BOL |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 14 | Liguilla Final | | 6–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | UTC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | Liguilla Final | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Universitario | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 12 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Juventud La Palma | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 8 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 5 | ADT | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 8 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 |
| 6 | Coronel Bolognesi | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 5 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | MUN | AGU | MEL | UMI | HUN | AND |
| 1 | Deportivo Municipal | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 | Liguilla Final | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| 2 | San Agustín | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Liguilla Final | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Melgar | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| 4 | Unión Minas | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 8 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Hungaritos Agustinos | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 7 | | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | W.O. |
| 6 | Defensor ANDA | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 6 | | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | CRI | SBA | GRA | OCT | CIE | PUC |
| 1 | Sporting Cristal | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 13 | Liguilla Final | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Sport Boys | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 12 | Liguilla Final | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Atlético Grau | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Octavio Espinosa | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| 5 | Cienciano | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 8 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| 6 | Deportivo Pucallpa | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 8 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |

### Liguilla Final

The winner of the Liguilla qualified to the 1987 Copa Libertadores and advanced to the Final of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ALI | AGU | MUN | SBA | CRI | UTC |
| 1 | Alianza Lima | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | 1987 Copa Libertadores | | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | San Agustín | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | | 2–0 |
| 3 | Deportivo Municipal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | | | | | | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sport Boys | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | | | 0–2 | 2–2 | | | 4–2 |
| 5 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | | | 1–0 | | 0–1 | | |
| 6 | UTC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | | 1–1 | | | | 0–4 | |

## Topscorer
### 16 goals

* Juvenal Briceño (Melgar)